Monday, January 16, 2017

(Cairo) Egyptian prosecutors have thrown out a case brought by an
elderly Christian woman against several members of a Muslim mob who stripped
off her clothes and paraded her naked through the streets,

Last May’s assault in the central Minya province began afterrumours spread that the son of the 70-year-old woman had an affair with a Muslim
woman –The decision by the prosecutors cited lack of sufficient
evidence, according to the Muslim Mobs lawyer, Eihab Ramzy. Another case against the
alleged perpetrators of the violence, which also targeted Christian homes,
remains ongoing.

The woman, Souad Thabet, has said that she and her family
are unable to return home to this day because of threats by Muslim in the
village. local authorities have pressed the family to reconcile with Muslims in
the village.